Title :
VLBI Space Observatory Programme (VSOP) satellite
Author :
Hirosawa, H. ; Hirabayashi, Hisashi
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Space & Astronaut. Sci., Sagamihara, Japan
fDate :
6/1/1995 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS), Japan, is developing a satellite, named MUSES-B, for VLBI (very long baseline interferometry) observations from space. The science observation program using MUSES-B is called the VLBI Space Observatory Programme (VSOP). The satellite is formed as an orbiting radiotelescope with a parabolic antenna of 8 meters diameter. Fine-resolution and high-quality imaging of active galactic nuclei and quasars, and observations of maser sources, are the main science objectives. The satellite will be launched in summer 1996. The satellite operation and science observations will be performed in collaboration with NASA and ground radio observatories around the world
Keywords :
aerospace instrumentation; artificial satellites; galactic nuclei; quasars; radioastronomical techniques; radiotelescopes; radiowave interferometers; ISAS; Institute of Space and Astronautical Science; Japan; MUSES-B; NASA; VLBI Space Observatory Programme; active galactic nuclei; attitude control; maser sources; orbit control; orbiting radiotelescope; parabolic antenna; quasars; radiotelescope; very long baseline interferometry; Collaboration; Earth; Instruction sets; Masers; NASA; Observatories; Radio interferometry; Satellite broadcasting; Space technology; Space vehicles;
Journal_Title :
Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine, IEEE
